herumspuken

German

Etymology

From herum + spuken. Cognate with Dutch rondspoken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [hɛˈʁʊmˌʃpuːkn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: he‧r‧um‧spu‧ken

Verb

herumspuken (weak, third-person singular present spukt herum, past tense spukte herum, past participle herumgespukt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial, with in) to haunt
    Synonym: herumgeistern
    Diese Idee spukte in seinem Kopf herumThat idea haunted his mind

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